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Nikitha M. Das

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer CenterORCID 0000-0002-7482-3371Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Tumor-Intrinsic IFNγ Signaling and Niche Adaptation Drive Early Colonization in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Emilija Aleksandrovic, Shaneann R. Fross, Samantha M. Golomb, Wei Ma, Xiyu Liu, Zhuo Zhao, Nikitha M. Das, Tanner C. Reese, Hazel M. Borges, Ateş Kutay Tenekeci, Lei Yu, Jacqueline A. Lopez, Min Zhao, Zhenyu Zhong, Kevin M. Dean, , Siyuan Zhang

This study identifies tumor-intrinsic IFNγ signaling and niche adaptation as key drivers of early colonization in ovarian cancer metastasis using MetTag, a single-cell barcoding approach.

Nature Communications · Sep 3, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology